Cruise Industry

Viking Mississippi ship makes first-ever call at La Crosse’s Riverside Park WI
As part of her maiden voyage, the 450-ft-long Viking Mississippi ship arrived at La Crosse’s Riverside Park (Wisconsin) in the early hours of...
September 6, 2022
CCL’s newest cruise ship Carnival Celebration sets sail on first sea trials
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship - Carnival Celebration, set sail on her first sea trials on Monday, September 5, at ~9:00 a.m. local...
September 5, 2022
Princess Cruises adds “EZair” flight booking program for passengers from Southeast Asia
Princess Cruises added its “EZair” flight booking program for passengers from Southeast Asia, mainly Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam...
September 5, 2022
P&O offers fly-cruises from UK regional airports
New for 2022 P&O Cruises' ship Azura will offer a Canaries winter program based on fly-cruises from Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands). The...
September 5, 2022
Ponant's Le Laperouse ship to offer a solar eclipse cruise in 2023
A new voyage from Smithsonian Journeys and French luxury line Ponant offers travelers a special way to watch the solar eclipse. The 16-day voyage...
September 5, 2022
Liverpool’s cruise terminal celebrates its 15th anniversary
Liverpool’s cruise terminal is now on course to welcome its 1 millionth international visitor by the end of this year's season, as it is also...
September 5, 2022Major cruise lines visiting Juneau (Alaska) sign an agreement with the port city
All of the major cruise shipping companies that visit seasonally Port Juneau (Alaska) signed an agreement with the city (Alaska's first of its kind...
September 4, 2022
P&O Australia signs 5-year contract with Harding UK (Travel Retail)
P&O Australia and Harding Retail agreed to extend their 13-year partnership, which will see the group manage all onboard retail concessions on P...
September 4, 2022
Viking Mississippi ship departs from downtown St. Paul on inaugural cruise
On Saturday, September 3, a 386-passenger luxury river cruise ship (custom-built for the Mississippi River) docked at Lambert’s Landing in...
September 4, 2022UK's Portland Port invests £26 million in major berth development
UK's Portland Port is embarking on its largest improvement project to date, investing GBP 26 million in a major berth development. The Isle of...
September 3, 2022
Celebrity Cruises' newest ship Celebrity Beyond first to offer Elon Musk's Starlink Internet
The new Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Beyond is set to be the first to offer guests the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet. The...
September 3, 2022
VIDEO: CCL-Carnival Cruise Line to offer new cocktails on Carnival Celebration ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line gave a glimpse at some of the special cocktails created to flavour future vacations onboard its next new ship, Carnival...
September 3, 2022
Greece-Turkey ferry service (between Thessaloniki and Izmir) begins in September
The 2011-initiated project for cruiseferry services between Turkey and Greece (İzmir and Thessaloniki) was completed, with the route slated to...
September 2, 2022
Azamara and Silversea join other major cruise shipping companies in dropping COVID vaccine...
The ultra-premium travel brands Azamara and Silversea joined other major cruise lines in dropping COVID vaccine requirements. Azamara said it would...
September 2, 2022
Ambassador Ambition arrives in Glasgow (Scotland) to house Ukrainian refugees
A second cruise ship that will house Ukrainian refugees arrived in Glasgow-Greenock (Clydeport, Scotland). Ambassador Cruise Line's MS Ambition ship...
September 2, 2022